Out of the people we have met my wife and I both like an older couple with a small dog that have had a checkered past and were completely up front and honest about it.

@Shawn HolsappleMy thought was... locking down a larger duplex situation under a nice interest rate and having to put less of a down payment down, but only living there for maybe two years.  

Then see if that upside is worth the potential downside, based on your judgment and knowledge of the market, along with input from anyone you trust..It looks like most of these bigger deals do have thinner margins due to the larger dollar figures..

The local investor will deduct for micro dynamics they know exist.We get this on the commercial side with sellers liking 1031 buyers for larger deals or finance.

I stay away from tile with larger bevels on the edges, and either walk in with a square, or lay out the tile in the floor with edges butted to check for square.

In my business, I usually see larger deals.  

With the HOA's the tail is wagging the dog. 

You can wait until you find the next larger deal and then use this building as your down payment. 

It has worked out well and we are wondering how we can take this to a larger scale so the entire mortgage is paid through these rentals.

As a wholesaler you could pay an agent a bird dog fee for pointing you to a deal or bringing you a off market unsellable.